Can I write notes in my passport?
There are many times when I'd like to jot a short note in my passport. For example, the business purpose of an entry into a country -- or for countries with automatic passport control and when I don't get a stamp, I'd like to notate my entry and departure.
Can one write in one's own passport? I wouldn't of course write over any stamps, but I might write near them. Or could I use a back page as entry and departure dates?
Yes, I could use a separate piece of paper or a computer file, but having them all in my passport would be handy -- especially when a border officer asks where I've been and why.
And if the laws vary by country, can you note this in your answer? Would it matter if my notations were in ink or pencil? These aren't doodles but business-like annotations and lists.
Best Answer
The simple answer is NO. My own PRC biometric passport contains a notice which says that "...(this passport) shall not be altered, transferred and/or deliberately defaced". Many other passports contain similar notices.
Writing and/or stamping on passport not for immigration check purposes & outside of the designated emergency contact information page is essentially defacing the passport. There are cases where passports are rendered invalid because of non-immigration stamps and even stickers. While many immigration officers would not care, they could announce your passport invalid if you write on it, if they wanted to do so. So, just get a notebook and please, please don't write on your passport.
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